PMID- 36058861 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220907 LR - 20220907 IS - 0485-1439 (Print) IS - 0485-1439 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 8 DP - 2022 TI - [Clinical significance of detecting human leukocyte antigen class I allele-lacking leukocytes in aplastic anemia]. PG - 899-905 LID - 10.11406/rinketsu.63.899 [doi] AB - Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I allele-lacking [HLA (-)] leukocytes provide compelling evidence that cytotoxic T-lymphocytes are involved in the development of aplastic anemia (AA). However, the clinical significance and precise mechanisms underlying clonal hematopoiesis by HLA (-) hematopoietic stem progenitor cells remain unknown. In HLA (-) cells from patients with AA, we discovered a common nonsense mutation at codon19 (c.19C>T, p.R7X) in exon1 (Exon1(mut)) of different HLA-A and HLA-B alleles. Exon1 mutation detection using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) is a powerful tool for diagnosing immune pathophysiology in patients with bone marrow failure. We also looked at the prognosis of 633 patients with AA, including 127 with HLA (-) leukocytes who had been followed up for a long time. In Japanese patients with AA, HLA (-) leukocytes and concomitant aberrant clones were not associated with clonal evolution to MDS/AML. In patients with AA and both marker (-) leukocytes, HLA (-) leukocytes may indicate a lower risk of developing secondary paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Detecting HLA (-) leukocytes is critical for managing patients with AA and assisting physicians in selecting appropriate therapy. FAU - Hosokawa, Kohei AU - Hosokawa K AD - Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University. FAU - Nakao, Shinji AU - Nakao S AD - Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University. AD - Japanese Red Cross Ishikawa Blood Center. LA - jpn PT - Journal Article PL - Japan TA - Rinsho Ketsueki JT - [Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology JID - 2984782R RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) SB - IM MH - Alleles MH - *Anemia, Aplastic/therapy MH - HLA Antigens MH - *Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal/complications/genetics MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/genetics MH - Humans OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aplastic anemia OT - Exon1 OT - Human leukocyte antigen class I allele-lacking leukocytes EDAT- 2022/09/05 06:00 MHDA- 2022/09/08 06:00 CRDT- 2022/09/04 22:23 PHST- 2022/09/04 22:23 [entrez] PHST- 2022/09/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/09/08 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.11406/rinketsu.63.899 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Rinsho Ketsueki. 2022;63(8):899-905. doi: 10.11406/rinketsu.63.899.